Page Scan Results:
Northwest Technology Center

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Known Issues - These "violations" have been flagged as problematic by Axe, our accessibility scanner. Axe's "no false positives" philosophy means that if it's shown here, it's likely a problem to someone.

Known Issues Summary

Form elements must have labels
2
Links must have discernible text
2
Buttons must have discernible text
1
Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
1
Zooming and scaling must not be disabled
1

Known Issues on This Page

Form elements must have labels

critical

Ensures every form element has a label. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 4.1.2, Old Section 508, EN-301-549, EN-9.4.1.2, ACT 
  1. <input style="width:180px;" class="sf_input" autocomplete="off" type="text" value="Search" name="s">
    Element selector:
    #\36 5075e91b6ede > .searchform[role="search"][method="get"] > div > .sf_search > .sf_block > .sf_input[autocomplete="off"][type="text"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Form element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label>
    • Form element does not have an explicit <label>
    • aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty
    • aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty
    • Element has no title attribute
    • Element has no placeholder attribute
    • Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation" 
  2. <input style="width:180px;" class="sf_input" autocomplete="off" type="text" value="Search" name="s">
    Element selector:
    #\36 5075e91c33a4 > .searchform[role="search"][method="get"] > div > .sf_search > .sf_block > .sf_input[autocomplete="off"][type="text"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Form element does not have an implicit (wrapped) <label>
    • Form element does not have an explicit <label>
    • aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty
    • aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty
    • Element has no title attribute
    • Element has no placeholder attribute
    • Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"

Buttons must have discernible text

critical

Ensures buttons have discernible text. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 4.1.2, Old Section 508, EN-301-549, EN-9.4.1.2, ACT 
  1. <button class="sf_button searchsubmit" type="submit"><span class="sf_hidden">Search</span></button>
    Element selector:
    #\36 5075e91c33a4 > .searchform[role="search"][method="get"] > div > .sf_search > .sf_block > .sf_button.searchsubmit
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element does not have inner text that is visible to screen readers
    • aria-label attribute does not exist or is empty
    • aria-labelledby attribute does not exist, references elements that do not exist or references elements that are empty
    • Element has no title attribute
    • Element's default semantics were not overridden with role="none" or role="presentation"

Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds

serious

Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 AA, WCAG SC 1.4.3, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.3, ACT 
  1. <input style="width:180px;" class="sf_input" autocomplete="off" type="text" value="Search" name="s">
    Element selector:
    #\36 5075e91c33a4 > .searchform[role="search"][method="get"] > div > .sf_search > .sf_block > .sf_input[autocomplete="off"][type="text"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 2.32 (foreground color: #aaaaaa, background color: #ffffff, font size: 10.0pt (13.3333px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1 #\36 5075e91c33a4 > .searchform[role="search"][method="get"] > div > .sf_search > .sf_block > .sf_input[autocomplete="off"][type="text"]

Zooming and scaling must not be disabled

critical

Ensures <meta name="viewport"> does not disable text scaling and zooming. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 AA, WCAG SC 1.4.4, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.4, ACT 
  1. <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
    Element selector:
    meta[name="viewport"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • maximum-scale on <meta> tag disables zooming on mobile devices